Salopettes are snow trousers that do not stop at the waist. They come up over the chest, with straps over the shoulders, so snow cannot sneak down your back when you fall. Skiers, and some snowboarders, wear them. The word is borrowed from French, where a salopette is any bib-and-brace overall — the kind a mechanic might wear. In English, though, it has narrowed: you almost only hear it in a ski shop or on a mountain holiday, and it sounds more British or European than American (Americans often say ski bibs). They are thicker and more waterproof than ordinary trousers. They are not a jacket, and they are not related to Salop, the old county name, even though the two sit near each other in the dictionary.

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